The official trailer for new film 'I Believe in Miracles,' documenting legendary manager Brian Clough's glory years at Forest has been released.

The movie is due to have its premiere at the City Ground on Sunday, October 11 and hit screens two days later.

It tells the story of the unprecedented five-year period when Clough took the club from a mid-table Division Two club to the old First Division title and two European Cup successes.

A new film about legendary boss Brian Clough’s glory years at Nottingham Forest has the support of his family

The movie tells the story of the unprecedented five-year period in which Clough turned the club around

The film particularly tracks Forest’s 1979 European Cup triumph and the colourful exploits of the club’s manager, and film-maker Jonny Owen has said of his creation: 'Everybody watches the film and says ‘I didn’t want it to end, I wanted to see more.’

'That’s all you can ask for as a filmmaker.'

The last attempt to capture Clough on the big screen was the film version of the book 'The Damned United', which seriously upset his two sons Nigel and Simon for various inaccuracies, and highlighting his drinking.

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The new film has the support of his family with Owen bringing in all of the 1979 European Cup winners for interviews and making a point of involving the families of Clough and his managerial partner Peter Taylor, who were given a private screening of the film.

Tickets to the first screening of the film at the City Ground will cost £28 for adults and £23 for children and pensioners; only 4,000 tickets are being released for the showing.

'I Believe in Miracles' is due to have its premiere at the City Ground on Sunday, October 11

The film particularly tracks Forest’s 1979 European Cup run up until their triumph against Malmo in Munich